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ecclesiology
[ ih-klee-zee-ol-uh-jee ]
noun
- the study of ecclesiastical adornments and furnishings.
- the study of church doctrine.
ecclesiology
/ ɪˌkliːzɪˈɒlədʒɪ; ɪˌkliːzɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /
noun
- the study of the Christian Church
- the study of Church architecture and decoration
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Derived Forms
- ecˌclesioˈlogically, adverb
- ecclesiological, adjective
- ecˌclesiˈologist, noun
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Other Words From
- ec·cle·si·o·log·ic [ih-klee-zee-, uh, -, loj, -ik], ec·clesi·o·logi·cal adjective
- ec·clesi·o·logi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ecclesiology1
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Example Sentences
Of Manx ecclesiology there is nothing to be said: it is patently without interest or value.
The result was a material modification of his former views on ecclesiology.
The cultivation of this valley is not so uninteresting as its ecclesiology.
Its peculiar individuality, however, arises from the same cause as the very singular characteristics of Irish ecclesiology.
From this date the rules of English ecclesiology can only mislead the student of Scottish ecclesiastical architecture.
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